Gout Gout has shown he will not be daunted by his senior World Athletics Championships debut, powering home in the final stages to claim an automatic qualification spot for the men’s 200m semifinals on Wednesday night.

Torrie Lewis, who broke the national record in the 100m earlier in the week, maintained her form by setting a new personal best in the 200m to qualify for the semis.

Later, Sarah Carli runs for a spot in the women’s 400m hurdles final.

Follow all the action from Tokyo in our live blog.

Live updates: World Athletics Championships, day five

Results:

• Gout Gout qualifies as the 12th-fastest for the 200m final

• Torrie Lewis said she felt like a loser after missing out on the 100m final, ran a personal best to qualify for the 200m semifinal.

• Kristie Edwards and Mia Gross missed out on qualifying for the semifinals

• Connor Murphy missed out on qualification for the men’s triple jump.

• Calab Law and Aiden Murphy fall short of a semifinal spot in the 200m

Australians in action on day five:

• Men’s javelin qualification (9:25pm AEST): Cameron McEntyre

• Women’s 400m hurdles semifinal (10:03pm AEST): Sarah Carli (Heat 2, Lane 3)

400M HURDLES SEMIFINAL: Carli vs Bol

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The last track event of the night that Australia has a direct interest in is the women’s 400m hurdles semifinals.

Wollongong’s Sarah Carli will run in lane three of the second heat – that’s not the worst draw for the 31-year-old New South Welsh woman, not as tight in to the centre as lanes one or two (although one is not being used) and plenty of women outside her to chase home against the stagger.

She does have outstanding favourite Femke Bol in her heat, the Dutch master is in lane six, so she may need to temper her enthusiasm in working too hard early.

First two in each heat, plus the two fastest times will qualify.

How will Gout Gout’s semifinal work?

What’s the go with the semi- finals Simon? Who qualifies for the final ?

– Phillip

There are three semifinals, the first two in each will qualify automatically for the final.

Then, the next two fastest non-qualifiers will make it.

WOMEN’S 200M: Torrie Lewis ‘in my head I was a failure’

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Torrie Lewis has been speaking to World Athletics about her personal best run to reach the semifinals.

“This took a lot out of me,” Lewis said.

“I was a little disappointed with the 100m semifinal. It meant so much to me.

“In my head I was a failure.

“I had a day and a bit of time to look back at it, now let’s see how I recover from this race for the next one.”

I know I am only technically speaking for myself, but nobody I know thinks you’re a failure, Torrie.

Two events, two personal bests, two semifinal spots.

That’s pretty good by any measure.

MEN’S 200M: WHAT DID TEBOGO DO THERE?

Letsile Tebogo has had a real one there.

He was way behind off the bend.

He realised he needed to put a bit of gas in and accelerated through the field.

And then started nodding his head like a horse galloping in the closing stages.

I’ve not seen anything that uncoordinated since the ABC Sport Christmas party dance off.

He qualifies in first, 20.18, Xavi Mo-Ajok in second and Towa Uzawa in third

Gout Gout is a happy man

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So, when will Gout Gout run in the semifinal?

Cool to see Usain Bolt watching on too!

– Go GG!

First senior run – automatic qualifier for world championship semi- finals . Gotta be rapped with that !!!

– Phillip

Well done Gout Gout! When are the semis?

– Greg

MEN’S 200M: GOUT GOUT QUALIFIES IN THIRD!

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Gout Gout is in the semifinal!

Bryan Levell took off like a shot and powered away off the bend, moving away from Gout Gout inside him.

Gout looked to struggle with his transition, Makanakaishe Charamba came past him early down the home straight.

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But then Gout stepped back up and powered home down the final stages of the home straight.

His last 75 metres was impressive.

Levell in 19.84 – that’s really fast.

Charamba ran 20.06 to finish second and Gout ran 20.23.

MEN’S 200M: It’s time for Gout Gout

Most times don’t seem to be all that quick? GG must be confident watching on?

– Phillip

I’d say he’s a good chance of qualifying automatically as one of the three fastest in this heat.

But yes, if he runs to the best of his ability, and there’s no reason for him not to as far as I know, he should be OK even if he comes fourth.

What does Gout Gout need to do to qualify?

It’s relatively simple really.

The first three runners across the line in each of the six heats will qualify for tomorrow’s semifinals, regardless of what time they run.

If you are not one of those top three runners in your heat, it’s not a disaster.

The six fastest non-automatic qualifiers will also progress.

Of course, there’s jeopardy in that, relying on the heats after yours being slower than how you ran.

MEN’S 200M: Noah Lyles runs sub-20 to win heat four

Comfortable from Noah Lyles.

He cruises in 19.99 – if that’s a thing that you can do.

Zharnel Hughes of Britain finished close behind in 20.07, looking across at Lyles in the final 20 metres.

Great stuff from Christopher Taylor, who runs a PB of 20.26 to qualify ahead of Andre De Grasse (20.30).

MEN’S 200M: False start dramas in heat three

Drama in heat three.

Sinesipho Dambile has false started.

There is a nervous wait now as the officials pour over the footage to see of there is any reason why he should remain in the race.

He twitched, but never left the block so it’s a green card.

Kenny Bednarek flew home in sub 20, the first of the meet, in 19.98. He looked so controlled too,. the world leader for 2025.

Udodo Chudi Onwuzurike ran 20.27 to finish second, with Dambile also running that time as well, just 0.007 seconds behind.

Jerome Blake of Canada was disappointing, he ran 20.43 to finish fifth.

MEN’S 200M: Aiden Murphy runs into sixth

Aiden Murphy finished really quickly there.

That’s a superb home straight  that sees him run a 20.54 to pip two other athletes inside him an sneak sixth.

Tapiwanashe Makarawu and Courtney Lindsay finished 1-2.

Adrian Kerr of Jamaica finished third to qualify automatically.

Murphy, aged just 21, is one of the fastest loser qualifiers – but I can’t see him staying there.

MEN’S 200M: Aiden Murphy next up

Forgetting about Gout for a while, hoping Aid Murphy has a good run in the 200. Remember how thrilled I was in 1998 when his Mum Tania did so well at the Comm Games after a decade plagued by injuries.

– GT

It’s important to remember that there are other Aussies competing, including Aiden Murphy, as GT has so eloquently reminded us.

Murphy and Calab Law both have very similar personal best times, 20.41 and 20.41 respectively.

This year, their best times are also comparable, 20.52 and 20.54 respectively.

Courtney Lindsay, in lane 9, of the USA and Tapiwanashe Makarawu of Zimbabwe in lane 6 are the big fishes in this pond.

200M: The GOAT offers Gout some advice

Gout Gout may be right at the start of this athletics career, but he has already been compared favourably to Usain Bolt.

“It definitely feels great because Usain Bolt is literally the greatest track athlete we have ever seen — and arguably the greatest athlete we’ve seen,” Gout said.

“So it definitely feels great having someone of that caliber know me and just know I’m on that path to greatness as well.

That being said, Bolt also offered some advice to the youngster, saying that it is never easy to make the transition from gun junior to world-beating senior.

Read more here.

MEN’S 200M: Calab Law finishes eighth in his heat

Calab Law was slowest through the 100m split and just couldn’t catch up.

He ends up finishing last in the heat with 20.91.

That was quick.

Alexander Ogando won in 20.10, Wayde van Niekerk second in 20.19 and Timothé Nunegtgaker finished third in 20.39.

Henrik Larsson ran a PB to finish fourth in 20.20, and Robert Gregory may be in trouble, fifth in 20.43.

MEN’S 200M: Calab Law runs in heat one

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Indigenous runner Calab Law is in lane two, so right on the inside, which has the advantage of giving him a good view of everyone outside him in the stagger on the bend, but the disadvantage of having a tighter angle to run.

There are three really fast men outside him too.

Wayde van Niekerk, Alexander Ogando and Robert Gregory all have run sub-20 in their careers.

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